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Isabel Nicholson Thomas
Curriculum Vitæ
PhD researcher at ETH Zürich, applying quantitative modelling and structured analysis to complex, cross-domain problems.
Education
Master’s Degree in Environmental Science
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Sep. 2020 - Dec. 2022
Complementary Certificate in Geomatics
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2022
Bachelors of Science in Geography
University College London (UCL)
London, United Kingdom
Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2017
Experience
Doctoral researcher (ETH Zürich, Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems)
Developed a quantitative model for optimising multi-objective environmental decisions under uncertainty.
Managed a research task for an international team on an EU Horizon 2020 project.
Contributed to co-creation process for a data visualisation platform with stakeholders in Cantonal administration.
Supervised research work of a scientific assistant and multiple students.
Zürich, Switzerland
Oct. 2023 - Present
Activities: some things i did
Scientific Assistant (ETH Zürich, Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems)
short description
Zürich, Switzerland
Jan. 2023 - Sep. 2023
Activities: some things i did
Quantitative Analyst Intern (UN Environment Programme)
short description
Geneva, Switzerland
Jun. 2022 - Aug. 2022
Activities: some things i did
Spatial Data Analyst (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
short description
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2020
Activities: some things i did
Publications (7 + 35)
Towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: A literature review on linking ecosystem condition indicators to ecosystem services
Joana Seguin, Isabel Nicholson Thomas […], Sabine Lange
N/A
Feb. 2026
Towards a standardised monitoring of ecosystem condition: A literature review on indicators and their data sources
Isabel Nicholson Thomas, Amna Khamis, Elina Keikkala, Sandra Hummel, Stephane Lobbens, […], Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
N/A
Sep. 2025
NACHO: An R package for Quality Control of NanoString nCounter Data
Mickaël Canouil†, Gerard A Bouland, Amélie Bonnefond, Philippe Froguel, Leen M ’t Hart and Roderick C Slieker
N/A
Aug. 2019
† As first or co-first author.